0.05).Conclusion Gatifloxation is safe and efficient in the treatment of community acquired pneomonia.

Objective To observe the abnormality on behavioral ability of transgenic mice for HRX-EEN fusion gene.Methods Transgenic mice for HRX-EEN fusion gene(transgenic group,n=12)and C57/BL mice(control group,n=12)were tested in hidden platform training(day 1 to day 4)and probe trial testing(day 5)in Morris water maze in which ability of spatial learning and retention was assessed.Results In hidden platform training,the latencies of transgenic group were longer than those in control group,and significant differences were observed between the two groups for day 2,3 and 4(P

Interferon-tau (IFN-tau) is a newly discovered IFN of type I. It was originally found for its role as a pregnancy recognition hormone in ruminant animals such as sheep and cows. Like the other type I IFNs, IFN-tau have the same biological activities including antiviral, antiproliferative and immunomodulatory effects. In order to clearly identify the function of IFN-tau, the coding sequence of IFN-tau was amplified by PCR from IFN-tau cDNA, this fragment digested by EcoR I and BamH I and was inserted into pBV220 to form the recombinant plasmid pBV220/IFN-tau which was then transformed into E.coli BL21. It was found that pBV220/IFN-tau was highly expressed as inclusion body in BL21. Next, the expressed protein was purified on S-100 High Resolution and the purified product was confirmed by amino acid sequence analysis. Moreover, the standard antiviral activity test indicated that the activity of IFN-tau was about 2.09?106IU/ml.

Objective To investigate the mutation screening of the GJB3,GJB2,mtDNA 1555 A>G and SLC26A4 gene in Hainan Pronive population with non-syndromic hearing impairment.Methods PCR were performed with one pair of primer in the coding sequence of GJB3,GJB2,mtDNA 1555 A>G and SLC26A4 gene.Bidirectional sequencing of PCR products was subsequently applied in 429 patients with hearing loss.Results 55 patients gene mutation of 429 patients were found. The point mutation in mtDNA was found in 5 patients (1.1 7%).1 5 5 5 A>G mutation of mtDNA was found in 4 patients. 1494 C>T mutation of mtDNA was found in one patients.GJB2 gene mutation was found in 25 patients (5.83%).235 del C mutation of GJB2 gene was found in 9 patients.235 del C/GJB2 299 del AT mutation was found in two patients.235 del C mutation was found in 10 patients.176 del 16 mutation was found in 4 patients.SLC26A4 mutation was found in 22 patients (5.13%).IVS7-2 A>G mutation of SLC26A4 was found in 4 patients.2168 A>G mutation of SLC26A4 was found in one patient.IVS7-2 A>G mutation was found in 12 patients.2168 A>G mutation was found in 5 patients.538 C>T mutation of GJB3 gene was found in 3 patient.IVS7-2A>G mutation and 2168 A>G muation of SLC26A4 gene was found in 4 of 22 EVA patients.Conclusion GJB2 gene and SLC26A4 gene have revealed responsible genes for Hainan deafness patients.

0.05).Conclusion Febrile seizures seldomly cause severe neurological damage.

Objectives The ferredoxins are iron-sulfur proteins, which function in electron transfer reactions in a variety of systems and participate in the activation of the antimicrobial agent metronidazole. The aim of this study is to clone and characterize ferredoxin genes of Trichomonas vaginalis. Methods A cDNA expression library was constructed with T. Vaginalis total RNA. Hundreds of cDNA clones were isolated and sequenced. Sequence analysis was performed using BLAST programs, ClustalW program, etc. Results One of the cDNA clones, which has homology with T.vaginalis ferredoxin, was further analyzed. This cDNA clone has an open reading frame of 312 base pairs. The deduced precursor protein contains 103 amino acid residues with a hydrogenosome targeting sequence (MLSQCSPLRF) at the N-terminal end. The primary sequence analysis revealed that this new ferredoxin (TvFd2) has a high homology (69% identity) to the previous reported T.vaginalis ferredoxin(TvFd). Interestingly, TvFd2 is homologous to both the two subclasses of (2Fe-2S) ferredoxins, the oxidase ferredoxins and the photosynthetic ferredoxins,but with low similarity. The conserved four-cysteine residues, which are predicted to form the iron-sulfur cluster,are arranged in a typical pattern of (2Fe-2S)ferredoxins(-C-X5-C-X2-C-Xn-C-). Conclusion These data show that TvFd2 is a putative new (2Fe-2S) ferredoxin of T.vaginalis. Its biological function remains to be studied.

Objective To study the auditory perception and speech ability outcomes after cochlear implantation in prelingually deaf children with extremely severe neurosensory hearing loss and comorbid leukoencephalopathy.Methods Our study included 14 prelingually deaf children with leukoencephalopathy (confirmed by preoperative MRI scanning) who were treated with cochlear implantation in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery of Hainan Provincial People''s Hospital, including 8 males and 6 females of 1~6 yr with a mean age of 3.8 yr.Sixteen synchronous prelingually deaf children without central nervous system (CNS) diseases were also included as the control group, including 11 males and 5 females of 1~6 yr with a mean age of 4.4 yr.All the patients underwent pre-surgical assessments of audiology, radiology, speech ability and intelligence before cochlear implantation via transmastoid facial nerve recess approach was done, after which rehabilitation was provided at the Hainan Rehabilitation Center for Deaf Children.Categories of auditory performance (CAP) and speech intelligibility rate (SIR) were employed as the assessment criteria for the outcome of surgery, the scores of which at different timepoints after surgery were statistically compared through paired t-test between the two groups.Results All the patients gained post-surgical hearing and speech abilities to different degrees, whereas CAP and SIR scores both chronologically improved in the both groups.No statistical difference was revealed either in CAP or in SIR scores between the two groups at 6, 12 and 24 months after surgery (P>0.05).Conclusion Children with extremely severe neurosensory hearing loss can be reated with cochlear implantation even if they have comorbid leukoencephalopathy.The effects of auditory and speech rehabilitation for the same age patients with leukoencephalopathy are similar to those without leukoencephalopathy in 2 years after surgery.

Objective To explore the effect of cognitive behavioral intervention on quality of life and distress of cancer patients. Methods The research was a random control study, and computer randomized grouping, the experimental group and control group contained 64 cases, 66 cases, respectively. The control group only accepted health education, while experimental group accepted cognitive behavioral intervention twice a week. Before and after the research, the patients were investigated with quality of life and distress scale. Results After the study of cognitive behavioral intervention, quality of life of experimental group scored (71.7±17.5) points which showed greater improvement than the control group scored (63.9±18.3) points (t=2.2,P<0.05), the distress score of experimental group was (2.6±0.6) points which was significant lower than the control group scored (3.9 ±0.7) points (t=11.8, P<0.05), and the proportions of distress problems contained anxiety [42.2% (27/64)], pain [29.7% (19/64)], depression [35.9% (23/64)] and sleep [23.4% (15/64)] in the experimental group were all significant lower than the control group [60.6% (40/66), 47.0% (31/66), 53.0% (35/66), 39.4% (26/66)]( X2=4.4, 4.1, 3.9, 4.5, P<0.05). Conclusions Short-term group cognitive behavioral intervention can alleviate the distress and pain, improve their negative emotions and sleep, eventually improve the quality of life of cancer patients.

The epitope-G1 gene of Bovine ephemeral fever virus (BEFV) glycoprotein was synthesised by PCR and cloned into expression vector pPIC9K to construct recombinant plasmid pPIC9K-G1. Then the pPIC9K-G1 was linearized and transformed into Pichia pastoris GS 115. The recombinant P. pastoris strains were selected by a G418 transformation screen and confirmed by PCR. After being induced with methanol, an expressed protein with 26 kDa molecular weight was obtained, which was much bigger than the predicted size (15.54 kDa). Deglycosylation analysis indicated the recombinant G1 was glycosylated. Western blot and ELISA tests, as well as rabbit immunization and specificity experiments indicated that the target protein had both higher reaction activity and higher immunocompetence and specificity. The recombinant G1 protein could be used as a coating antigen to develop an ELISA kit for bovine ephemeral fever diagnosis.

Objects To evaluate the immune protective effect of dexmedetomidine on breast cancer dur-ing perioperative radical mastectomy via sevoflurane inhalation general anesthesia. To explore reasonable anesthet-ic strategyfor breast cancer radical mastectomy. Methods Patients were divided into two groups. Patients in ex-perimental group receivedgeneral anesthesia with dexmedetomidine and sevoflurane. Control group means general anesthesia with sevoflurane only. In both groups, the level of cortisol, IL-6, IL-8 and of TNF-αin serum were measured at 5 time points , 30 minutes before anesthesia , after cutting skin , after surgery , 24 h after surgery and 72 h after surgery. Results The amount of anesthetic used to induce general anesthesia in the experimen-talgroup were lower than that of the control group.There is no obvious difference of cortisol , IL-6, IL-8 and of TNF-αin serumat the time of 30 min before anesthesia between two groups.Concentrations ofseveral markersin-creasedafter anesthesia, of which experimentalgroup were lower than that of the control group. Conclusions Dexmedetomidine could be immunoprotective for patient with breast cancer during perioperative radical mastecto-my via sevoflurane inhalationgeneralanesthesia. This study recommends usingmultiple anestheticdrugs to anes-thetize patients of breast cancer when performing radical mastectomy.